State Assembly Member - District 51
Marcela Mitaynes
Has represented Assembly District 51 (Red Hook, Sunset Park and northern Bay Ridge) since 2021, after defeating 26-year incumbent Felix Ortiz in the 2020 Democratic primary, and won re-election in 2024 with 76.8% of the vote.
Housing and tenant protections
In coverageCalls housing a human right and wants to fight evictions, stop displacement of communities of color, fully fund NYCHA public housing and create affordable housing. Sponsors a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, and sponsored a bill limiting owner move-in lease non-renewals for tenants who predate the owner's purchase.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime sponsor of A6100, establishing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act; referred to the Assembly Housing Committee on Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsored A5591 in the 2023-24 session, barring an owner from declining to renew the lease of a tenant whose lease began before the owner bought the building on the grounds that the owner or an immediate family member will occupy it; referred to the Assembly Housing Committee on Jan. 3, 2024, with no later action on the bill record. Also prime-sponsors a bill limiting the time allowed to submit supporting documentation for major capital improvements.
Prime sponsor of A6100 and of a bill on major capital improvement documentation; sponsor of A5591 · 2024-01-03 to 2026-01-07 · A6100 referred to the Assembly Housing Committee on Jan. 7, 2026; A5591 referred to the Assembly Housing Committee on Jan. 3, 2024, with no later action shown
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